Regionally accredited college accepting online credit transfer

[Merlin]

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Enrolling at TESU may get you an equivalent to their credit banking service, but an official transcript from TESU, as a student, will only show the credits earned at TESU, not those transferred in. As far as I know, the official transcript only includes transfer credits as part of the final graduate transcript. If you can use an unofficial transcript, then that one will show all the transfer credits as well, but that is usually just for the student.

I'm sorry, but that's just not correct. The TESU transcript will certainly show transferred credits. They will be identified as transfer credits, but for employer verification, or some governmental certification (like for a CPA) that should be sufficient. The OP's plan of applying and taking a TECEP would work just fine, except that TESU will require them to take the $300 cornerstone as well. If they don't need actually need the TECEP, then credit banking might be cheaper.

Note: it's important to do it it soon as the 1 credit $300 capstone will be come a regular 3 credit online course ($1098 with Study.com discount) starting July 2019.

Edit: I see the OP has now stated that it's for CPA certification, as I guessed.

If someone is intending to earn a degree or has already earned a degree from that school, then that makes sense. But in this case, the OP isn't a degree-seeking student. I don't see why they would need to take the cornerstone if they are not looking for a degree. They just want a transcript that shows their Study.com credits.

If someone has graduated from the school, I 100% agree with you that their transcript will show all credits transferred in towards that degree. I mentioned the same in my post above. However, as far as I know, the official transcript will not show transfer credits for someone who hasn't graduated or isn't an active degree-seeking student. Just to confirm, I looked up my COSC transcript and it doesn't show any of my transferred credits. In fact, it doesn't show anything since I didn't take any courses there either.

Maybe if you pull the transcript while you're an active student it may make a difference. But if you're not active, transfer credits expire after a while. Official transcripts should be able to be pulled at any time and show the same information.

Maybe TESU is different, but I assume all schools work the same way. I don't work for the school so I can't say for sure. I can only go off what I see on my own transcripts and what I've been told or read elsewhere.

Either way, it still sounds like credit banking is the way the OP needs to go unless they intend to pursue a degree.